Sep 28 2021 — Edmonton Journal — A group of Edmonton doctors is calling for a UCP MLA to apologize and resign for his public criticisms of Alberta’s provincial health authority. On Saturday, UCP backbencher Shane Getson took to Facebook to claim Albertans should be “getting more bang for our buck” from the health-care system when dealing with the current wave of […]
Sep 27 2021 — Edmonton Journal — The Alberta Medical Association is calling for a “fire-breaker” set of public health measures in order to get the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic under control as Alberta reports more than 5,000 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday. Following a representative forum meeting over the weekend, the AMA is formally asking Premier Jason Kenney […]
Sep 21 2021 — Edmonton Journal — The vice-president of policy for the United Conservative Party of Alberta is calling for Premier Jason Kenney to resign. Joel Mullan, who has already called for an early leadership review of Kenney’s performance as premier, now says that the public has lost confidence in Kenney and he needs to step down.
Sep 21 2021 — Edmonton Journal — Tyler Shandro is no longer Alberta’s health minister after more than a year of heavy criticism over his handling of the portfolio. Shandro was shuffled out at a short ceremony Tuesday afternoon, swapping roles with former labour and immigration minister Jason Copping who now takes over the health ministry.
Aug 3 2021 — Edmonton Journal — Former city councillor and federal cabinet minister Amarjeet Sohi has jumped out to an early lead over Coun. Mike Nickel in the Edmonton mayor’s race, but nearly half of voters remain undecided, a new poll indicates.
Jun 21 2021 — Edmonton Journal — Alberta’s $3.5-million public inquiry into alleged foreign-funded anti-energy campaigns is asking 40 organizations to respond to its work, two years after its 2019 launch. The inquiry is reaching out to about 40 unnamed organizations to respond to its evidence and potential findings. The subjects of the inquiry are expected to keep the materials that pertain […]
Jun 6 2021 — Edmonton Journal — Two United Conservative Party cabinet ministers have called out Premier Jason Kenney after he violated provincial COVID-19 rules during a patio dinner. In a Facebook post Saturday afternoon, Chestermere-Strathmore MLA Leela Aheer called for an apology from the premier after photos obtained by the media showed Kenney and three other cabinet ministers dining on a […]
Jun 3 2021 — Edmonton Journal — The Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations announced Wednesday it has dissolved its agreement with the Alberta government, one day after Premier Jason Kenney defended Canada’s first prime minister and denounced cancel culture. Grand Chief Vernon Watchmaker said in a statement the agreement was dissolved May 12 as decided by member First Nations at an […]
Jun 2 2021 — Edmonton Journal — Confidence in Jason Kenney’s leadership appears shaken after four in five Albertans rated him unfavourably and one-half believe he should resign as premier and leader of the UCP, according to an exclusive Leger survey conducted for Postmedia. Of the participants in the online survey, which collected responses from 1,118 people from May 21-24, 80 per […]
May 26 2021 — Edmonton Journal — Almost all COVID-19 health restrictions in Alberta could be lifted by late June or early July under the province’s three-stage reopening plan. The plan, unveiled by Premier Jason Kenney on Wednesday, is dependant on vaccination rates hitting benchmarks of 50 per cent, 60 per cent and 70 per cent, and declining hospitalizations.
May 3 2021 — Don Braid — Edmonton Journal — There are many things a government with a severe crisis on its hands probably shouldn’t do. Leaving town is one of them. In a Sunday move with no compelling logic behind it, the UCP unilaterally suspended two weeks of the legislature session, arguing that there’s a health risk.
Apr 8 2021 — Edmonton Journal — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he will boot members from his caucus if they break COVID-19 health rules or encourage others to do so, after a quarter of UCP MLAs openly condemned the province’s recent restrictions on Wednesday. Seventeen MLAs, including the Speaker, challenged the restrictions through an open letter and public statements saying the […]
Mar 15 2021 — Edmonton Journal — Proposed legislation would make Alberta the second province in Canada to allow voters to recall their elected MLAs and the first to allow recall of municipal and school authorities. Bill 52, The Recall Act, which was tabled in the legislature on Monday, would give Albertans 60 days to collect signatures from 40 per cent of […]
Feb 25 2021 — Edmonton Journal — Alberta’s 2021-22 budget predicts a deficit of $18.2 billion and debt ballooning to a record $115.8 billion by the end of the year, as the province continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and low oil prices. The budget, tabled Thursday by Finance Minister Travis Toews, points to widespread distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in […]
Jan 20 2021 — Edmonton Journal — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is calling on Ottawa to press Washington to review its Keystone XL decision, saying trade sanctions should be implemented if that doesn’t happen. President Joe Biden signed an executive order to revoke the pipeline’s permit Wednesday afternoon, hours after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States – […]